Sex, Explained: Season 1

2020 · 5 episodes · ★ 6.6

What Season 1 of Sex, Explained

"Sex, Explained" is an American documentary miniseries produced by Vox and available on Netflix since January 2, 2020. Janelle Monáe narrates each episode, which covers a specific aspect of sexuality and explains its nuances and the trends surrounding it. The approach is informative rather than erotic. The season explores sexual fantasies, attraction and the factors that fuel it, contraception, fertility and childbirth. It belongs to the same family as Explained, the Netflix series it builds on, along with The Mind, Explained.

5episodes

Jan 2, 2020premiered

1.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Sexual Fantasies
Jan 2, 2020 · 18 min · ★ 7.6
Harboring a naughty sexual fantasy? You're far from alone. Your desires likely fall into one of three titillating scenarios. Is your interest aroused?
Starring: Margaret Cho
1x02 Attraction
Jan 2, 2020 · 17 min · ★ 5.6
Do you have a type? More than one, perhaps? Find out what goes on when we're drawn to someone sexually and the many factors that fuel these turn-ons.
Starring: Viren Swami, Fizaa Dosani
1x03 Birth Control
Jan 2, 2020 · 24 min
Birth control has been around for millennia, so why isn't it better? From the pill to IUDs, discover why pregnancy prevention remains such a challenge.
1x04 Fertility
Jan 2, 2020 · 23 min
Where do babies come from? Medical advances mean more and better reproduction options. So why do so many people still struggle to conceive a child?
Starring: DJ Khaled, Sherman Silber
1x05 Childbirth Season Finale
Jan 2, 2020 · 26 min
Labor pains. Delivery trauma. The miracle of childbirth is difficult under the best of circumstances. Why is it so tough, and how can it be made better?
Starring: Wendy Kline, Sheila Kitzinger